Job Advice Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2010

But if you’ve just met the person, how are you to know if they’re a lousy interviewer – or you’re a lousy interview? But if you’ve just met the person, how are you to know if they’re a lousy interviewer – or you’re a lousy interview? I speak often about the importance of an interview being a two-way street.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Learned of a possible opening in the Conference Services area; requested informational interview. It also includes handy templates including a Meeting TimeLine, an Overall (Meeting Action) Plan, and a Request for Proposal (RFP) as well as descriptions and diagrams of possible room setups. Did it stop there? Absolutely not!

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Workplace Insight

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The NSF allocates research funds; programme directors send proposals for external review and then assemble and lead expert panels before making funding recommendations or decisions. They also conducted 37 in-depth, semi-structured interviews with former seconded employees, permanent employees, as well as former panel members.

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Karen Vivarelli

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Having the opportunity to propose my availabilities to my clients works best for me and keeps me motivated. The post VA Interview with Mira from The Life of a Virtual Assistant appeared first on Karen Vivarelli. I always found that working a 9-5 in an office and working for someone else was not my thing. Check out the VA Course here.

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Allwork

AUGUST 18, 2023

In my interviews with dozens of mid-level, and senior leaders at many of these organizations, I found that the issue of diversity and inclusion came up time and time again. Integrate the best solutions they propose into your plans to address the situation.

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Success

APRIL 9, 2024

These financial titans interviewed by Robbins for his latest book are the owners of the firms who actually manage the private assets while also sharing in the revenue they generate. Robbins reveals a pivotal lesson he learned from Warren Buffett during an interview with the “sage of Omaha” a decade ago for his book, Money: Master the Game.

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C-Suite Assistants

JANUARY 26, 2024

Craft Tailored Cultural Fit Interview Questions The interview stage is a critical juncture during which hiring managers can delve into a candidate’s compatibility with the organizational culture. Do you prefer someone who will question your requests or proposed actions and provide another viewpoint on what might work better?

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Success

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Idiom dissection wasn’t how I had planned to begin this story before my phone interview with Daron Babcock. Using his work at Bonton Farms as a model, Babcock is currently finalizing a proposal with the city of Dallas that he believes will eradicate food deserts in North Texas within 36 months.

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Workplace Insight

JANUARY 30, 2024

The proposed solutions from Bürolandschaft through to the work of Tom Allen, Dieter Rams and the organic forms expressed by the team from Zaha Hadid have relied on the creation of organic, if not exactly chaotic layouts. The dark side of this is that not all organizations are intelligent and progressive.

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Practically Perfect PA

MAY 7, 2018

I manage the CEO’s calendar and email, book his travel, help with sales notes and drafting proposals, and anything else he needs. Today’s Day in the Life: Jeremy Burrows, EA at Ai Software and Founder of GoBurrows LLC. What are the main aspects of your role? In the first year of the company (2017), I wore […].

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Bonnie Low-Krayman

JANUARY 10, 2024

She offered a proposal for a revised onboarding plan to the HR team, including the fact that she would be the project leader with a revised salary to go along with the plan. In addition to already having excellent organizational, communication, and scheduling skills, many administrative professionals also can flex the following skills.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Emotional intelligence is particularly important when pitching a proposal. Brené Brown said in a recent interview, “What if you knew that everyone in the world was trying their absolute best?” Regardless of what people think of you at any particular moment, one thing is certain: You’re never as good or bad as they say you are.

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Jen Lawrence

AUGUST 1, 2023

Discovery calls start filling up the calendar, and proposals start rolling out. Continuing our example, I write blog posts, engage on social media, do podcast interviews, update my bookkeeping, and attend a few virtual networking meetings per month. It happens to every service-based business.

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Ideas.Ted

AUGUST 3, 2021

I laid out a detailed proposal of what it would be like to reimagine our hiring process, and it was supported by an exhaustive analysis of the hiring experience of Black and Hispanic software engineering candidates. But I had an opportunity to change that.

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Recruit CRM

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Finally, “time in process” breaks down the time to hire by the amount of time a job seeker spends in each step of the hiring process, which may include screening resumes and conducting interviews. For example, you may discover that your hiring managers are taking weeks to bring in job candidates for interviews.

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Job Advice Blog

AUGUST 29, 2010

He was asking me to evaluate a proposal he had received from a career marketing firm. He was asking me to evaluate a proposal he had received from a career marketing firm. He wanted my opinion because I’m a career coach–and because I myself had once been victimized by a similar firm.

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On The Job

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Before long, you see yourself as someone who simply isn’t the creative type and you let others propose innovative ideas. After some 100 interviews for their book, “ Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All ,” Kelley says he and his brother firmly believe creativity resides in all of us.

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 8, 2013

Even more interesting is these words and phrases are often combined with terms from capitalism and used to describe market economy actions.   Poor Marx must be rolling over in his grave as we discuss collectivist actitivies with entrepreneurs using business growth strategies from start-ups.   But I digress.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 7, 2018

I explained how I deserved some of my duties back and proposed suggestions that would allow me to keep those duties & my schedule. He did show up…25 minutes late, but I was still prepared and ready. He shook my hand, smiled and apologized for being late…we were off to a good start. Dana is also available to speak to small groups.

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On The Job

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

In a recent interview with Anita Bruzzese, Ames discusses the findings and provides some insight into how to make attitude adjustments to save your career. This is when a negotiation counterpart puts on a little drama in reaction to a proposal we might make.

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Recruit CRM

AUGUST 26, 2021

It covers the different stages of a recruitment process— sourcing, screening, candidate assessment, interviewing, onboarding, etc. If a client or a hiring manager has expressed an interest in taking your recruiting service and discussed the terms of the proposal, then the prospect would be within the deal stage.

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On The Job

OCTOBER 21, 2013

In an interview with Anita Bruzzese, Albert discusses why timing is more important than ever and how you can improve yours. Take any action – whether it’s selling your home or saying ‘yes’ to a proposal – and if you do it too early or too late, the results will be less than satisfactory. SA: We often say that ‘timing is everything.’

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On The Job

OCTOBER 7, 2010

But she decided to pursue a job search method she had heard about — proposing business ideas to a prospective employer. "I Then, when I got the interview, I really stepped it up. While she only did about two hours of research to pitch preliminary ideas to the employer, she devoted 10 to 15 hours to prepare for the interview.

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Who's the Real Boss?

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

So treat it like a sales proposal on yourself. And like any sales proposal, the cost is always left til last, or left to be discussed in person, which would also apply here with your application process. But unless you do get that foot in, chances are your CV will be ‘put on file’ for another role.

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Eco-Office Gals

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

During a job interview, I was asked the question, “What does the term ‘sustainability’ mean to you?” ” Interviewing before the word became synonymous with its modern green-rooted definition, I took the question out of context, saying I would be a valuable asset to the company for many years to come.

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Eco-Office Gals

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

During a job interview, I was asked the question, “What does the term ‘sustainability’ mean to you?” ” Interviewing before the word became synonymous with its modern green-rooted definition, I took the question out of context, saying I would be a valuable asset to the company for many years to come.

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Bonnie Low Kramen

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

In it, I discuss that the real reasons are rarely in letters of resignation or spoken aloud at exit interviews. If they want to stay, I recommend preparing a written business case to clearly present the challenges and proposed solutions, which could include a change in manager or department. There is too much fear to do so.

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On The Job

MARCH 17, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, March 17, 2010 6 Ways to Show Your Worth When you invest money, you want that investment to grow, right? Look for costs to cut. Look for costs to cut. Catch mistakes.

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Success

MARCH 4, 2024

To learn more, he interviewed high-profile achievers who had survived public defeat, including athletes, entertainers, politicians and executives. A few basic storytelling techniques, she says, will aid in a range of situations, from interviews to fundraising and from changing minds to establishing strong relationships.

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Recruit CRM

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Research has proposed that 46% of individuals state how a website design is the main factor via which they decide its validity and a similar view can be applied when it comes to promoting open job roles too. However, not exclusively would visuals be able to support a recruiter's appeal to attract top candidates.

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Allwork

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

You know, you do your first interview with a company, you step into this amazing office and you’re like, wow, I can just picture myself working here. So, if we’re sitting together side by side, the moment that we stop this interview, we say, hey, we still have 30 minutes open. It’s going to be amazing.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 3, 2011

As a speaker you have a number of things to juggle -- proposals, marketing collateral, networking conversations, presentation material, contracts, travel, etc.  This past Monday, Michele Price interviewed me on #SpeakChat.   Are you an event coordinator or do you conduct interviews with speakers? 

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Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

As the Personal Assistant to a quite renowned chef, my tasks might vary from the ones of a regular PA, like calendar and email management, to most specific tasks such as taking care of the journalists that come visit the restaurants and to interview Albert. What do you enjoy most about your role? Without a doubt the people I work with!

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Make or Break Moments

JULY 16, 2010

Will the proposals that are outstanding come in before the 31st? Have you ever been in sales? Or operations? It is the 16th and you are fast approaching the end of the month. Will you make your quota? Do your potential customers become dollar signs or lines on your P&L as you think through your finances?

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The Marq

MAY 10, 2012

Now I have to call Randy, AND tell him that I will be interviewing with Sam at Erik’s old Company! He tell me it was through my efforts that Bernards was able to get an invitation and was recommended to write proposals for design-build project (vs. When I tell Randy of pending interview, he takes a long, deep breath.

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On The Job

DECEMBER 16, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, December 16, 2009 4 ways to "manage up" Many people feel "stuck" these days. I interviewed John Baldoni recently, and he provide a road map of how to get your career un-stuck.

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On The Job

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Could a Union Be Coming to a Cubicle Near You? My Dad was a blue-collar worker. in San Francisco.

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